Article support



J. DE SWART ARTICLE SUPPORT Jan. .11, 1949.

2 Sheets-Sheec l Filed July 13, 1946 I N V EN TOR. Jazz ae flwar' BY M yLaA v Jan. 11,1949. I 10E SWART ARTICLE. SUPPORT 2 Sheets-Sheet, 2

Filed July 13, 1946 IN VEN TOR. Jazz defiwar WW4 @H 5733 Patented Jan. 11, 1949 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,458,897, i ARTICLE sUPPoRr Jan de Swart, Los :AngeleshCalif j assignor to Shellmar Products Corporation, Chicago, Ill., acorporationof Delaware I Application July 13, 1946. seria1'No.6ss,s73 I is formed of'sheet forming plastic compositions and other materials, such as thin wood veneer laminated with a hardenable plastic composition. This type of wall may be readily punched or drilled but it will usually chip or break if one attempts to drive a nail into it. Also it'is usually so thin that nails or screws do not firmly anchor in it. In such constructions it is desirable to provide a means for supporting shelves or articles which may be readily attached to the wall without the use of nails or screws or similar fastening elements.

It is an object of my invention to provide a bracket or supporting member having means whereby the bracket may be removably but firmly secured in apertures provided'in a relatively thin wall member. v I It is a more specific object of my invention to provide a bracket device for supporting a plurality of articles, such as shelves, from a wall wherein the device is provided with hook-like attaching elements and a locking means adapted to be positioned in apertures provided in the wall surface.

It is a further object of my invention to provide a supporting bracket construction having a minimum number of parts which is particularly adapted to be molded of plastic material.

These and other objects will be apparent from the preferred form of my invention and the modifications thereof whichare shown by way of illustration in the accompanying drawings; wherein:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the preferred form of my shelf supporting bracket;

Fig. 2 is a front elevationof'the same;

Fig. 3 is a top plan of the sainej Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the locking key;

Fig. 5 is a view illustrating the method of Fig. 7 is a front elevation of the structure shown in Fig. 6;

Fig. 8 is a side view similar to Fig. 6 showing the locking key in its final locking position;

5 Claims. (01.248-243) Fig. '9 is a frontelevation of the structure shown in Fig. 8; A

Fig-10- is a side' elevation showing a; modified fonm'of'my shelf support;

Fig. 11 is atop plan-of the structure shown in Fig. 10;- 1

' Fig; l2-is a perspective view of a further modifiedform of my shelf support;

Fig. 13 is a sectional view showinga still further'modified form of my shelf support; and Fig. 14'is a section on the line ill- 44 of Fig. 13 i .2

In/the preferred form of my multiple shelf support In as illustrated in Figs. 1 to 9'inclusive, I have provided a relativelylong semi-cylindrical body portion H with a fiat face 12 which is adapted to be positionedagainst the wall surface on- 'whi'ch the bracket is tobe supported. The outer or front surface 13 which is rounded, as illustrated, may be any other desired contour. On the front face I3 I provide a plurality of outwardly extending members It which are adapted to receive in supporting relation a portion of a shelf or, similar article. While the members 14 are illustrated as circularin cross extending laterally in a direction opposite to that of the supporting members l4 and which includes an upwardly directed generally tubular or I cylindrical; extension l6. Laterally extending pins or members 'IT are provided in spaced rela tion along the face IZQ Asshowni'n Fig. 5, the attaching hook I5 is adapted to be inserted in an aperture is in a supporting wall I 9, while the pins Hare adapted'to be inserted in apertures'20 in the wall l9. The. forward face or surface 2| of the extension 16 of the hook member l5is adapted to engage the face of the "wall member I!) which is opposite'the face of the same which is engaged'by'surface l2. This prevents the withdrawal of the member l5 laterally or outwardly from the aperturev l8 and thus retains the upper end of the support in in en gagement with A the wall IS. The engagement of members I! in the apertures 20 prevents sidei emovement o th bra k in and helps t support'the same by relieving some of the stress on the attaching hook [5.

At the bottom of the bracket In I have pro- The keyhole slot 22 (Figa fi to 9) is formed by:

a central bore 30 adapted to pass the barrel portion of the key member 23 and an upwardly through the groove an (Figs. 5 and 6) until th e key 23 is positioned as shown in Figf'fii" The" forward face I3 of the bracket 10 is cut away to 2 provide a fiat portion at .32 extending laterally on both sides of groove 31. Theflatportion 32 slopes outwardly at 33 near the bottom of'the bore in a gradual slope :and .mergesiwith the curved surface 13. A locking or latching recess 34 is provided in the surface 13 extending downwardly from the boreSiI in the bracket 10 for receiving the'knob 28 to lock the key 23in position. Therecess 34 is of less depth than the cut away portion 32 so' that when the key is turned from the initial position in Fzig. 6 to the locked position in Fig. 8, the locking knob 28 first moves downwardly and outwardly on the sloping surface 33 and thensnaps into therecess 34 with suflici'ent tightness to firmly hold the bracket j 10 against the surface of the wall 1 9.

As indicated in Fig. 5, bracket It is attached to the wall 19 by positioning key 23 in the apertom 24, then inserting the portion l6 oi/hook [5 in the aperture 1 B and pivoting bracket H] to pass the head 2! of key 23 throughthe slot 22 in the bracket 10 after which the head 21 is rotated to bring the knob 28 of key 23 into the latching recess 34.

A modified form of my shelf support is shown in Figs. 10 and 11. In this construction the forwardly extending article supporting members of thepreferred f'orm'a're replaced by longer supporting members 40 which are each provided with an angular brace member 4 I. An upturned ledge 42 may be provided on the end ofeach member 48 to hold the shelf or'other article in position on the member. The remaining featuresof construction are the same as in the preferrediorm (Figs; 1 to 9), an attaching book" being pro vided at the top and a locking key M and cooperating slot being provided at :the bottom.--

The construction illustrated in Figs 12 is similar to that shown in Figs. 10 and 11 but only one supporting member 50 is provided and the bracket is attached to the wall 5| by the top hook 52 inserted in the aperture 53 and-the pin 54 inserted in the aperture 55 at the lower end of the brace member 56. The locking key and slot are omit ted. This is a simplified form of my device for use where the weightof the shelf or the article supported thereon is suflicient to hold'the bracket, in position on the walls v .In Fig. 131 have illustrated a modified con-. struction which may be-used to givethe support 89 a self-locking action Theattaching hook M. is provided with an undercut groove .62, and the rearwardly extending pin members 63 v are: each provided with a similar groove 64. The grooves 62 and G4- are wide enough to accommodate the thickness of the supporting wall E5 so that when the support 60 is in position on the wall 65 with hook Bl engaged in aperture 66 and pins 63 engaged in apertures 6'1, portions of the wali are engaged in the grooves 62 and B4 and movement of the ;support 68 forwardly therefrom is prevented.

I claim:

1. A shelf support adapted to be attached to a --.-supporting wall having vertically spaced apertures, comprising a body portion having a laterallybXtending attaching hook adjacent one end 3 thereof and a keyhole slot adjacent the opposite "end, and a hook-shaped key, said. attaching hook being adapted to be positioned in one of the apertures in said supporting wall, and said key being adapted to be positioned in another of the apertures in said supporting wall and in said keyhole: slot. to attach-said shelf support to said supporting wall. l

T" 2. A shelf support as claimed in claim 1 wherein said attaching hook is adjacent the top of said shelf support and said, keyhole slot is adjacent the bottom of said shelfpysupport and wherein cooperating means is provided on said key and said bodyportion adapted: to be interengaged to latch said key in attaching position.

- -3-. In a bracket adapted to be secured in spaced apertures in' a supportingwall, an attaching memher having a hook-like end extendingupwardly of said bracket, said hook-like end being adapted to be inserted in oneof said spacedapertures, a keyhole slot in said bracket, a key member having-a laterally extending hook-like end portion adapted to be inserted in another of said spaced apertures, the other end ofv said key being insertable in, said keyhole slot, and interlocking members on said key member andsaidbracket whereby said key may be latched in position when inserted in said aperture and said slot to'secure said bracket to said supporting walk 7 4. A support for a shelf or the like, comprising a body portion, laterally projecting means for supporting thereon a portion of a shelf, a pair of'spaced hook-like members projecting laterally from said body portion ior attaching said body portion to an apertured wall membenone of sa-idhook-like members being rotatable relative to said body portion and interengaging look-- ing means on said last mentioned member and said bodyportion.

5.,I-n :a bracket having laterally extending means for supporting an article, top and bottom hook-like attaching members adapted to vbe in-. serted inaspaced aperturesin a supporting wall and intermediate laterally projecting positioning elements adapted to be received in other apertures in said supporting wall. a

JAN DE SWARTU REFERENCES crrno I The following references areof recordin the file of this patent:'

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